Where does “Staatengebilde” come from?

Staatengebilde (German) comes from German Gebilde, from Middle High German Gebilde, from Old High German Gebilde.

Staatengebilde (German): a super state or structure formed by the amalgamation of smaller states, e.g. the Soviet Union, the European Union etc

Definitions

  1. a super state or structure formed by the amalgamation of smaller states, e.g. the Soviet Union, the European Union etc

Ancestry of “Staatengebilde”, step by step

Staatengebilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gebilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebildeconstruction, formation, structure
2Middle High GermanGebilde—
3Old High GermanGebilde—

via German Staaten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStaatenthe States, the USA
Every word from Old High German Gebilde →Every word from Middle High German Gebilde →Every word from German Gebilde →
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